Jekyll Island Club

I couldn't have asked for more from the staff. Everything was perfect. Beth Williams was my sales manager and handled our account from start to finish answering every little question. We didn't see the site until about a month before the wedding because of the military and being stationed in the middle of nowhere (three hours to a decent civilian airport...). Beth took the time to email me photos and contracts and made it almost too easy for me. Kristie Newsome was our catering manager. I loved working with her because we made so many adjustments to our menu in the week preceding and she rolled with each of them! She was so flexible and accommodating. Then our event manager, well we worked with different ones for the brunches but for the most part it was Darren. I didn't catch his name but he was so on top of everything. The weather threatened to rain on our cocktail party Friday before the wedding. I called his office to ask if we needed to move tables inside, he said he already had it taken care of! Then two guests had converted since college and decided to keep kosher without notifying me... Darren made the last minute change and got two kosher meals with moments notice! Then during our first dance, Darren coordinated the timing to be perfect so that the fireworks started once we hit the dance floor! It really exceeded my expectations in every way. The cake was phenomenal and the food was even better. The rooms were wonderful as well. Best decision I made in the wedding planning process! It was by some wedding standards extravagantly priced but not really considering all they did for me. And you really do get what you pay for. In the end our bill was way under my original budget.

Jekyll Island was a wonderful honeymoon destination. They treated us like royalty and their nightly turn down service was so fun every night. The isle that surround Jekyll Island were fun to explore and the food was wonderful everywhere we went. We loved the atmosphere!

We rented out the Crane Cottage and the immediate family of the bride and groom stayed there. We had the rehearsal dinner, the bridesmaid lunch, and the wedding around the cottage. I bet half the people told me it was the most beautiful wedding they had been, too. The food was great and plenty of it! The staff was very nice to work with as well. My pictures from around the cottage and Club are awesome. My only complaints were at the end of the night the staff didn't pick up the leftovers quickly and I didn't realize they do not coordinate (move along) the reception. You need to have your own person in charge to make sure everything is in the right spot and the reception is moving along accordingly.